Electric hosiery and lingerie dryer



June 14, 1960 A. P. CHERMAK 2,940,180

ELECTRIC HOSIERY AND LINGERIE DRYER Filed Jan. 15, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. F. CHERMAK, INVENTOR.

June 14, 1960 A. P. CHERMAK 2,940,180

ELECTRIC HOSIERY AND LINGERIE DRYER 7 Filed Jan. 15, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A. P CHERMAK,INVENTOR.

United States Patent @flice 2,940,180 Patented June 14, 1960 V I 2,940,180 ELECTRIC HOSIERY AND LINGERIE DRYER and; P. Chermak, 1678 Ridgewood Lane, St. Paul, Minn.

Filed Jan. 15, 1958, Ser. No. 709,097

1 Claim. c1. 34-163) This invention relates to a drier for small pieces, such as hosiery, lingerie, handkerchiefs, gloves and the like and particularly a portable drier that may readily be carried fiom one place to another, such as in traveling, and in particular a rotatable cylinder having spaced rods therein extended from the end of a housing and in which the housing includes a motor driven fan and heating elements whereby with electric current supplied to the housing heated air is driven by the fan through the drying cylinder providing circulation of heated air which dries the small pieces in a comparatively short time.

' The purpose of this invention is to provide an electric drier for small articles in which the drier may readily be transported with or in conventional luggage so that in traveling one may wash and dry wearing apparel in a comparatively short time.

In numerous instances, and particularly in long-motor vehicle trips and other voyages it is desirable to wash and dry articles of clothing, and whereas the articles are readily washed it is sometimes diflicult to thoroughly dry such articles so that they may be used or packed without delaying a trip.

With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a small dryer having a cylindrical article holding casing rotatably mounted at the end of a housing with a motor driven fan in the housing and positioned to draw air over an electric heating element and throughthe casing, and in which the. housing is supported on a suitable base.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a small; drier for wearing apparel, such as hosiery, lingerie, handkerchiefs, gloves, and the like in which the drier may be plugged into a conventional light socket and use in hotels, motels, and the like.

, Another object of the invention is to provide an electric dryer ,thatis designed to be used by the average traveler.

, Another important object of the invention is to provide a small electric drier that isdesigned to be carried with or in conventional luggage.

It is yet another object of the invention to provide an electric drier for small articles in which such articles may readily be placed in the drying section of the device and also readily removed therefrom.

A further object of ,the' invention is to provide'a' small electric drierin which articles to. be dried are'sup'ported i n spaced relation to facilitate. drying. A still further object is to provide'an electric drier! for small articles that is readily carried from place to place in which the drier is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a housing adjustably mounted on a base, a motor in the housing, a fan carried by a shaft extended from the motor, an electric heating element positioned in front of the fan, a casing having article supporting elements therein extended from the housing and operatively connected to the motor whereby the casing rotates at comparatively slow speed, and a 2 closure removably mounted on the extended end of the casing.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a small electric drier for hosiery and lingerie with part of the housing broken away showing the motor, fan, and heating element assembly therein.

Figure 2 is a cross section through the housing of the drier taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, with the parts shown on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a view showing a wiring diagram of the drier.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the housing of the drier looking toward the end opposite to thatfrom which the article retaining casing is suspended.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing article supporting rods in the drying casing with other'parts omitted, illustrating the manner of draping articles over the supporting rods.

While one embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the above-referred-to drawings, it is to be understood that they are merely for the purpose of illustration and that various changes in construction may be resorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the invention may be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances which may arise, without in any manner departing from the spirit and intention of the device, which is to be limited only in accordance with the appended claim. And while there is stated the primary field of utility of the invention, it remains obvious that it may be employed in any other capacity wherein it may be found applicable.

In the accompanying drawings, and in the following specification, the same reference characters are used to designate the same parts and elements throughout, and in which the numeral 10 refers to the invention in its entirety, numeral 12 indicating a cylindrical housing, numeral 14 a motor positioned in the housing, numeral 16 a fan also positioned in the housing, numeral 18 a heating element, numeral 20 ,a ring in the end of the housing, numeral 22 a casing, preferably of transparent plastic material, numeral 24 drying rods positioned in the casing, numeral 26 a supporting base on which the housing is mounted by a bracket 28, numeral 30 a shaft mounted in the bracket, and numeral 32 a support carried by the end of the shaft and to which the motor housing is attached by bolts 34.

The bracket 28 is provided with legs 36 and 38 which extend from an arcuate upper end 40 in which the shaft 39 is clamped and the legs are urged together by a-bolt 42 on which is a Wing nut 44 and a washer 46. The lower ends of the legs are positioned over a lug 48 on the base, as shown in Figure 4.

The cylindrical housing 12, which is open at both ends, is secured in a head 50 'by screws 52 and the head is provided with air intake slots 54 through which air is drawn as the fan 16 operates. The head is provided with an aperture 56 throughwliich the shaft 30 extends and which provides supporting means for the housing and case.

The motor is mounted on the closed inner end of the shaft 30 by the support 32, the U-shaped intermediate part of which is secured to the shaft by bolts 58, and the ends of which are provided with flanges 60 and 62 through which the bolts 34 that secure the motor to the support extend.

A radial track ring 64 which is secured to the inner surfaces of the head 50 by screws 66, is positioned to engage the peripheral surface of a friction ring 68 on a disc 70, thereby providing means for rotating the housing 12 and casing 22. disc '70 is mounted on a transverse shaft 72 mounted in a bearing 74 in the inner end of an elongated hub 76 extended from a gearbox 78. The

a disc is secured on the shaft by a set screw 86in a hub 82 on the inner side of the disc, and the shaft is provided with a worm gear 84that mesheswifh a similar gear '86 on a'vertically disposed shaft 88 which is rotata'hly mounted in upper and lower panels 90 and 92, respectively; of the gearbox; The Wormgear 86 meshes with a similar worm gear 94 on a shaft-96 whichextends from through the vcasing in which the articles, such as 'thehnse 7 104mm suspe ed y t rod 4 h are upp d casing Ifhe fan is mounted directly on the motor shaft so that itwill rotate at relatively'hig'h' speed, whereas the assembly of worm gears in the gear box 78, Wh'ich is provided with acover plate -110 that is retained in posi by arms 106- on a ring 108 the 'end of the drying tion by screws 112, the housing anddrying casing rotate at'relatively low speed, V

The heating elements'18 include resistors 114 that extend around the motor housing and the resistors are sup+ ported by insulators 116 that are riveted or otherwise secured to brackets 118 which are of insulating material.

The brackets 118 are secured by screws 120 to a band 122 that extends around the motor housing and the hand is provided with right angularly disposed flanges 124 and air from the heating elements and discharges the air through the screen 164 in the ring 20 whereby the heated air circulates through the casing 22 drying articles therein.

After drying the articles are removed and the current disconnected, so that the drier is ready for reuse'or for packing. a

From the foregoing specification, it will become apparent that the invention disclosed will adequately accomplish the functions tor which it has been designed and in an economical manner, and that its simplicity, accuracy, an ea e of operation are such as to provide a relatively inexpensive device, considering what it, will accomplish,

V and that it will find animportant place in the art to which it appertains when once placed on aheimarket.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, almore combination which comprises a stand, a bracket mounted lengthy description regarded *as'nnnccessary. V

- Changes in shape, size, 'and'mgementpf' det ils and parts suchas come within the purview ofth'e driven tion claimed may he resorted to'in actual practice; it

Having now described the invention that which claimed {to ,be new and desired to "be by Letters nt i r l In a portable; clothes dryer foriuse in traveling, the

on the stand-and extended upwardly therefrom ahori zontally disposedtu'bular shaft clamped "in the a support extended from one'end oiz'the tubular shaft," :1

' motor attached and by the support, said motor thereon extends. The bolt providesmeans "for clamping the band on the motor housing and also secures 7 amain transistor bracket 132 to the band. The terminal ends of the resistor heat element wires 114 are secured to the bracket'132, as shown in Figure 2.

The drier is provided with a conventional el ctric cord 134 having a ,plug"136, andrwires 13,8 and1140 from the cord are connected to terminals 142 and 144 .of the electric motor by wires 146-and 1 48, and also extend to terminals 150 and 152 of -a resistor or heating element 114.

The cylindrical casing 22 is secured-to the housing 12 by screws154 and the end ,of the casing is provided with a cover 156 having a central opening 158 therein, and the cover is provided with spring clips 160 that engage the inner annular wall of the casing to'secure the cover in position. The extended ends of the rods 24 are provided with knobs 162 to prevent-article's sliding from the ends of the rods.

' Operation In use articles of wearing apparel and the like are 7 placed over the rods 24 and :the cover 156 inserted in the elements or resistors and also starting the motor which ;the fan andhousing. The fan draws the heated having a shaft and the shaft of the motor beingaligned with the tubular shaft, a head having, spaced areuate air intake :slotstherein mounted on said tubular shaft, a flange extended longitudinally from the peripheryot said head, a horizontally disposed cylindrical housing rotatably mounted in the flange of the head and extended over the motor, the axis of the housing being positioned to correspond with the axis of the motor, a clamped on the housing of the motor, spaced insulators positioned on the outer surface of the hand, electric heating ale ments carried by said insulators and connected thereto, a fan mounted on the motor shaft and positioned to draw air through the housing with the airlcircu'lating over the heating elements, a cylindrical casing hawmg garment supporting velements therein removahly mounted in the extended end of the housing, a g ar box mounted in the housing and positioned on and connected to the motor shaft; a shaft extended from gear "box, a friction disc carried by said shaftand positioned torengage said radial track ring, a radial track ring on the inner surface of the head, of -the housing for rotating the housing an electric cord having .a plug .0 1 theextendd .eud leonnected to the motor terminals and insulators'ot-the heating elements. e v I ReferenewCited-inthe file-of this patent UNITED sTATEsPATENTs I i l 

